Is Flying Dangerous?
Many people foster all sorts of anxieties about flying – and who can blame them? Hurtling through the air at high speeds while crammed into what is, essentially, a metal tube, doesn’t exactly sound relaxing.
But flying is actually very, very safe. According to US government research, the chances of being in a fatal car accident are 1 in 98 while the odds for being in a plane crash are 1 in 7,178. So really, flying isn’t scary at all.